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FELLOWSHIPS
INFORMATION
Jefferson
Fellowships
The Jefferson Fellowships, founded by the East-West Center
in 1967, promotes better public understanding of the United
States and Asia and Pacific through a program of dialogue,
study and travel for mid- and senior-level print and broadcast
journalists. The four-week program is an immersion course
on cultures and current issues of the region. During seminars
and field study, the journalists selected from the United
States and Asia Pacific, learn from each other, as well as
from scholars, business and labor leaders, government policy-makers,
political and civic leaders, lobbyists and public interest
groups, social activists, cultural analysts, media experts
and others whom they meet and interview during the course
of the program.
The program begins at the East-West Center with a week of
lectures and discussions on key regional issues led by East-West
Center, University of Hawaii and other experts from the Honolulu
community. The Fellows then undertake field study in Asia
and the United States mainland to further their understanding
of the issues.
Nearly 400 print and broadcast journalists from 27 countries
and territories in the region have participated in the Jefferson
Fellowships program since its beginning. The Fellowships are
the only short-term programm in the United States for print
and broadcast journalists focusing exclusively on Asia Pacific.
The Jefferson Fellowships are supported by a grant from The
Freeman Foundation. Now Accepting Applications for the Fall
2005 Jefferson Fellowships Bulls, Bears and Tigers:
- Rising China and the Implications for Regional Economies
- Program dates: October 9-29, 2005
In 2004 China maintained economic growth of over 9 percent,
fueled mainly by a booming export sector. What internal challenges
are created in China by this tremendous expansion in economic
production and consumption?
How do other countries in the region, in particular longstanding
economic superpowers such as the United States and Japan,
respond to the challenges and opportunities China's growth
presents?
In presentations to one another and in sessions at the East-West
Center in Honolulu, Fellows will explore how their countries
are dealing with China as a rising economic power, as well
as other new economic developments such as the end of the
multi-fiber agreement and the rise in service sector outsourcing
from the U.S. In Honolulu and in visits to Tokyo, Shanghai
and Chongqing, Fellows will gain a deeper understanding of
the general health of the U.S., Japanese and Chinese economies,
the Shifting dynamics of these three regional economic powers,
and the regional implications of the emerging competition
for strategic resources.
For information on the program or to download an application
form please visit the links below:
Fall 2005 Jefferson
Fellowships Announcement
<../stored/misc/AnnouncementFall05.pdf>(PDF)
Fall 2005 Jefferson Fellowships Application
Form
<../stored/misc/ApplicationFormFall05.pdf>(PDF)
The application deadline is Friday,
June 24, 2005.
For more information:
Ann Hartman
East-West Seminars
East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848
Phone: (808) 944-7384
Fax: (808) 944-7600
Email: seminars@EastWestCenter.org
More Jefferson Fellows Information
<http://www.mediaforesight.org/MPpage.html>
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